Thursday, 3 May 2007

Supplant

supplant \suh-PLANT\, transitive verb:

1. To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; as, a rival supplants another.
2. To take the place of and serve as a substitute for.

Wednesday, 25 April 2007

Gregarious

gregarious \grih-GAIR-ee-us\, adjective:

1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.

Friday, 20 April 2007

Tuesday, 17 April 2007

Covort

cavort \kuh-VORT\, intransitive verb:

1. To bound or prance about.
2. To have lively or boisterous fun; to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.

Monday, 2 April 2007

Arriviste

arriviste \a-ree-VEEST\, noun:

1.A person who has recently attained success, wealth, or high status but not general acceptance or respect; an upstart.

Monday, 26 March 2007

Autochthonous

autochthonous \aw-TOK-thuh-nuhs\, adjective:

1. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
2. Formed or originating in the place where found.

Friday, 16 March 2007

Monday, 12 March 2007

Trepidation

trepidation\trep-uh-DAY-shuhn\, noun:
1. [Archaic] An involuntary trembling; quaking; quivering.
2. A state of dread or alarm; nervous agitation; apprehension; fright.

Friday, 9 March 2007

Monday, 5 March 2007

Galumph

galumph \guh-LUHM(P)F\, intransitive verb:
To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

Ambit

ambit \AM-bit\, noun:
1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place.
3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope.

Saturday, 24 February 2007

Monday, 19 February 2007

Turbid

turbid \TUR-bid\, adjective:
1. Muddy; thick with or as if with roiled sediment; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
2. Thick; dense; dark; -- used of clouds, air, fog, smoke, etc.
3. Disturbed; confused; disordered.

Monday, 12 February 2007

Satiety

satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:
The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

Missive

missive \MIS-iv\, noun:
A written message; a letter.

Monday, 29 January 2007

Gadabout

Someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity.

Saturday, 27 January 2007

Monday, 22 January 2007

Censure

1. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame.
2. An official reprimand or expression of disapproval.

transitive verb:
1. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to criticize severely.
2. To express official disapproval of.

Monday, 15 January 2007

Eddy

eddy \ED-ee\, noun:
1. A current of air or water running in a direction contrary to the main current, or moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
2. A tendency or current (as of opinion or history) contrary to or separate from a main current.

intransitive verb:
1. To move in an eddy or as if in an eddy; to move in a circle.

transitive verb:
1. To cause to move in an eddy or as if in an eddy.

Saturday, 13 January 2007

Monday, 8 January 2007

Sunder

sunder \SUN-dur\, transitive verb:
1. To break apart; to separate; to divide; to sever.

intransitive verb:
1. To become parted, disunited, or severed.

Monday, 1 January 2007

Nascent

nascent \NAS-uhnt; NAY-suhnt\, adjective:
Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.